Let's address this quickly. Yes, this is a review of a Scion, the Toyota subbrand normally aimed at teenagers. Yes, you're a grown-up and are probably about to click on the next Internet distraction. Don't.

The growing girth of Americans is colliding with government-mandated warning labels on all 2006 or newer cars that list the maximum weight passengers and cargo that's safe to carry. Many two-seat sports cars, including Mazda MX-5 Miata and Chevrolet Corvette, aren't certified to carry two 200-pound adults, according to a government formula aimed at tire safety.

Ford Motor Co. supplanted Toyota as leader of the pack in J.D. Power and Associates' annual initial quality rankings released Wednesday, grabbing more individual awards than any other automaker for the first time since 1998, when it tied for the top spot.